# Mobile

> AssetLab on phones and tablets - native iOS and Android apps for the field, plus the full platform in any mobile browser.

Source: https://app.assetlab.ca/docs/mobile

AssetLab comes to phones two ways, and they're built to be used together:

- **The mobile app** - *AssetLab: Work Orders & CMMS*, free on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/assetlab-work-orders-cmms/id6783591800) and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.assetlab.android). The field companion for technicians: work the order queue, scan asset QR labels, capture photos and notes at the machine - synced with the platform in real time.
- **The web app** - the full platform in any modern browser, on any device, at the same address as your desktop. Dashboards, the planner, projects, admin - everything, with no version skew between the office and the field.

[Get set up](/docs/mobile/install) on either in a couple of minutes.

## What mobile is for

The phone is a first-class surface for the work that happens away from a desk:

| On a phone | Why it shines |
|---|---|
| [QR scanning](/docs/asset-management/qr-codes) | Point the camera at a label, land on the record |
| [Work order execution](/docs/cmms/work-orders) | Update status, log hours, attach photos from the camera |
| [Inspection forms](/docs/cmms/forms-and-inspections) | Checklists filled at the machine, not from memory |
| [Work requests](/docs/cmms/work-requests) | Occupants report problems where they see them |
| [Requester portal](/docs/cmms/requester-portal) | The whole portal is phone-first |

Tablets get the same treatment with more room - [dashboards](/docs/asset-management/dashboards), the [planner](/docs/projects/replacement-planner), and [floorplans](/docs/asset-management/floorplans) all work well on a 10-inch screen in the shop, and the iOS app is designed for iPad.

## App or browser?

| You are… | Reach for |
|---|---|
| A technician working the queue | The **mobile app** - it's built for exactly this |
| A manager checking dashboards from the road | The **web app** - full analytics on any device |
| An occupant reporting a problem | Neither, necessarily - a [QR scan](/docs/asset-management/qr-codes) opens the report form in the browser |
| An admin changing settings | The web app |

## What to know

- **Live data on both surfaces.** The app syncs with the platform in real time; the web app is the platform. Plan for signal in deep mechanical rooms - there is no offline queue today.
- **Same roles, same rules.** Mobile is not a separate product - [roles](/docs/start/roles-and-access), tenancy, and permissions apply identically everywhere.
- **Camera access** is used for QR scanning and photo capture, and only when you invoke it.

## Start here

- [Get the apps](/docs/mobile/install) - store links, plus the browser install for full-platform access
- [Working in the field](/docs/mobile/working-in-the-field) - the workflows that make phones pay off